Wallabies vs Springboks I
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@junior said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @machpants said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @frank said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @oompb said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: Very strong Wallabies team. Definitely favorates with Cooper back in 10. Hope Bok rush defense is on it. Seriously ? No way. Totally not serious. He's just desperate for that under dog card. World champion, world number one, lion taming boks are the favourite in every match they play for a while yet Would it be fair to say that the Boks have a bit of an “aura” about them…? @booboo Que? 
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Oom, one of the intriguing aspects of the 100th match is that we haven’t played the boks for 2 years (September 21 was the date of our our last match) not even the super franchises. So there is some mystique attached to the boks, a bit like there was in the apartheid era. Both sides are eager to renew rivalries on the pitch and friendships off it. Winning the 100th will be special. From a NZ point of view, we feel we are rebuilding a side while the boks have one of their best side in the pro era. It will be fascinating and let’s hope the match was worth the 2 year wait! 
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I honestly didn't even know Quade was still playing rugby. This feels like one of those old stories where some dude was plucked out of reserve grade to start a test on Saturday. I know you peaked as a coach in 2012 Dave but you can't just keep pretending we're still there. Quade Cooper. Fuck me dead. If the Boks drop this I will laugh for an hour. 
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@junior said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @machpants said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @frank said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @oompb said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: Very strong Wallabies team. Definitely favorates with Cooper back in 10. Hope Bok rush defense is on it. Seriously ? No way. Totally not serious. He's just desperate for that under dog card. World champion, world number one, lion taming boks are the favourite in every match they play for a while yet Would it be fair to say that the Boks have a bit of an “aura” about them…? @booboo @dagrubster said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: Oom, one of the intriguing aspects of the 100th match is that we haven’t played the boks for 2 years (September 21 was the date of our our last match) not even the super franchises. So there is some mystique attached to the boks, a bit like there was in the apartheid era. Both sides are eager to renew rivalries on the pitch and friendships off it. Winning the 100th will be special. From a NZ point of view, we feel we are rebuilding a side while the boks have one of their best side in the pro era. It will be fascinating and let’s hope the match was worth the 2 year wait! Aura and Mystique back together again, but hanging with the wrong crowd. 
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@bovidae said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: Is To'omua injured? I would have thought he could play a similar role to Cooper in this test, and with some recent form on his side. He doesn't have any recent form. Fifteen minutes ripping into Bled 1 doesn't offset the rubbish Super season he had playing a rubbish game plan at the Rabble. 
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@junior said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @machpants said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @frank said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @oompb said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: Very strong Wallabies team. Definitely favorates with Cooper back in 10. Hope Bok rush defense is on it. Seriously ? No way. Totally not serious. He's just desperate for that under dog card. World champion, world number one, lion taming boks are the favourite in every match they play for a while yet Would it be fair to say that the Boks have a bit of an “aura” about them…? @booboo Whiff of boerewors? 
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@nta said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @bovidae said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @nta But compared to Quade? Well, yeah... I'm really not sure what is going on with that. 
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@pakman said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @nta said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @bovidae said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @nta But compared to Quade? Well, yeah... I'm really not sure what is going on with that. Decidedly awkward interview but I thought Quade spoke very well (as an aside, his voice-sounds like SBW). 
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@nostrildamus said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @pakman said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @nta said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @bovidae said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @nta But compared to Quade? Well, yeah... I'm really not sure what is going on with that. Decidedly awkward interview but I thought Quade spoke very well (as an aside, his voice-sounds like SBW). He seems to have grown up. 
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@pakman yes. And I think the NZ fanboi reactions and cheapshots (from me too) obscure from his decided entertainment value as a 10. Might still be a defensive liability but has some great skills. Hope he plays well, have not followed his recent games overseas... 
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Frankly I thought Quade wasn't as bad as we made him out to be. But that was mainly because he wasn't as awesome as the Aussie's made him out to be. I think most of the opprobrium (my current favourite word) directed at him was a direct result of the overrating of him by the Aussie media (particularly the Fox Sport cheerleaders). Frankly I rate him as one of the better Aussie 10s in recent times. And he can tackle. Not sure what his current form is like. 
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@pakman said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: @nta said in Wallabies vs Springboks I: What do ex-props know?! Pretty much everything  Darwin's company does game and player analysis. http://www.gainline.biz/ Interesting points around cohesion and the effect on performance 







